Patch pocket and method of making same



May 3, 1949. G. w. BAYLESS PATCH POCKET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Aug. 15, 1946 In H 5 23 5-4 H 5-4 H I: 7 ii 6 H. H v I! H A 1 1 'l 'I H 4 II M i INVENTOR George W flay/ass fi tg. 9 DY ATTORNEY Patented May 3, 1949 "PATCH George-W. Bayless,-:Los Angele s Calif -lassignor to Tobias 'Kotz'in', Los 'Angeles, Calif.

'ApIiI-iatidifAllEuSfi-l 3, 1946, Sl3i-iaPN "690,224

(Cl- 2 247) I v 6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to pockets 1 commonly used (m -various garments;-such astrousers; shirts,

jacketsvdresses, and the like; more particularly, it relates to pockets-of the. type sometimesknown' as patch pockets, and to a method of "making themv' It is known toform" pockets ion garments'of various ztypesnby,appropriately attaching a suitable piece 'oflfabricon theoutsi'de-of the garment;

It is ;an" object of this' -in'vention to provide 'an improved pocket: of f this type.

It is another object ofi this invention to pro viderazpatch' pocket Tin "which there is no raw edgenalongthe opening o'f the pocket; and. further; ftoxrprovide" such a pocket "free of exposed overlooking orother stit'ching along the opening.

.Itlis stillanother object ofthis invention to provide anovel and improved method (if-making suchi apccket;

.It is still another object -of this invention to provide anovl-andmproved'meth'od offorming a pocket in which the -edge' of the patch forming the pocket has oppositely and upwardly inclined.

edge portions meeting centrally of the edge.

This invention possesses 'many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more clearly apparent from a consideration of one embodimentofthe'invention. For this purpose there is shown a form in the drawings acc'ompa'nying' and forming part of the present specifi'cationi The .form will now be described in detail illustrating the general principles of the invention ybut it is .to be understood that th'is detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of this invention is best defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows the outline of a piece of fabric for forming the pocket of the invention;

Figs. 2, 3, and 4 show successive forming operations on the piece of Fig, 1;

Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections, taken as indicated by correspondingly numbered lines on Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 shows the piece upon completion of further steps;

Fig. 8 is a detail section, taken as indicated by line 8-8 on Fig. '7; and

Fig. 9 shows the finished pocket.

Referring to Fig. 9 of the drawing, a fragment of a garment, which is shown, by way of example, as a pair of trousers, is indicated by I, and a pocket embodying the features of the invention is indicated by 2. This pocket is formed by an appropriately shaped piece of fabric 3, joined .2 atits 'side and bottom "edges to* the =material'--of the garment byconventionalstitching- 4. The upper edge 5 of the piece :3is unattac'hedgpro vidingthe pocket-"opening. This opening 'ma 10 arranged; if desi-1'ed, t0' be closed by nieans o'f a button Bon' the garment and a cooperating-but tonhole'l in the pie'ce 3'.

To impart a pleasingappe'arariceto the garm'entg as well -as'to provide satisfactoryadditional depth tothe pocket; the edge 5 comprises-oppo sit'ely and 1 upwardly inclined port-ions 5 a. and 5 b; meeting centrally ofthe edge Thus,-'the centraliportion of the pocket has a-greatei depth than the edge portions. Further-more; the edge 5 is soform'ed as to avoid-a raw-cogent the fab'ric 3, i and als'o is free of exposed-stitching, avenues: ingg 'or the like?" v The manner of forming the pocketfabricd'will now-=be described; The fabri'c is first cut to pattern; shown in Fig. 1, the bottdm edge 'fl and the 'side edges 9' conforming" substantiall the shape of -the finished pocket The piece-a has an extension I ll "beyond thebody poi' tidnfl' I between "the sidest, the terminatio n df the sid''s' being indicated at points -'I 2 and- "I 3 by 'appropriate marks, such as small cuts swatches, The sides of the extension lil diverg'e' outward the marks' I 2 and I 3, the'upper'edgesur the extension'h'aving p'ortions14 aand 4 clinin'g"upwardly"fronreach 's'ide-9 a p I-B intrmedia-tethe Sides 9. pOint IS r'nay be "an apex tormed by the meetiiig' of sides l l u and i'4- -'"-b,* or it may mmense the mid poiiitdf an are joining the sides. In either case, a cut I6, bisecting the angle, or are if a rounded top is desired, included between the upper edge surfaces I4a and I4i-b, extends inwardly from the point I5, and appropriate marks I1 and I8 are provided on each side of the cut I6, being equally spaced therefrom.

After the fabric is cut in accordance with Fig. 1, the fabric between the cut I6 and one of the marks, as H, is overlapped to bring the adjacent edge of the out It to the mark I1, as shown in Fig. 2, forming a fold I9, the right-hand edge of the cut I6, after folding, being indicated by IB-a. With the material suitably held in folded condition, the left-hand edge I 6b of the cut in Fig. 2 is brought over to mark IT, as shown in Fig. 3. In this step, the edges I 6-a and I6b become coincident. The points I! and I8 areso positioned with respect to the out I6 that this movement serves to position the fold I9 in a more nearly vertical position. The top edge is now formed by sides that are more nearly flat than that in the unoverlapped step of Fig. 1. The top edge of the extension 10 is then provided with serging or overlooking 29 (Fi 4) to retain the material overlapped. This overlapping results in a substantial fullness of the fabric below the cut l6, as indicated at 2 i in Fig. 4.

After the overlooking, the extension It is folded over about the points 12 and I3 in a direction to enclose cut edges lfia and i6b between the extension I and the body portion H. The fullness 2i of the fabric mentioned above permits the fold occurring along a straight line between the points 12 and i3. Additionally, the fullness 2| acts to prevent the upper edge surfaces l4-a and l4b maintaining their relative inclination (Fig. 4) after the folding.

The downward fold of the material results automatically in the formation of a crest or high point 23. It is at this point that the fullness 2| (Fig. 4) occurs, and the top edge 5 must form this crest in order to take up the fullness. At the same time, the overlooked edge it falls substantially along a straight line 22.

It is desirable to secure the folded extension H] at its mid-point to the body portion H of the pocket fabric 3, as by stitching 24. This stitching 24 may be conveniently the buttonhole stitching provided for the buttonhole l.

The fabric piece 3, after completion, may be secured to the garment l in a conventional manner. Thus, the bottom and side edges 8 and 9 may be turned in about the dotted lines 25 in Fig. 5, and the piece 3 blindstitched to the garment l.

The inventor claims:

1. In a pocket construction for a garment: a fabric member having a first fold substantially central of the top edge and extending downwardly from the top edge, said member also having a portion overlying said first fold at the top edge whereby a fullness results adjacent the center portion of the top edge; said member also having another fold across the member transverse to the first fold to provide a crest or high point at the fold where the fullness occurs.

2. In a pocket construction for a garment: a member forming the pocket exterior, which member, when flat, has an arched upper edge and a cut extending downwardly from the top central point of said edge; one side of the out being folded over to form a triangular double layer having its apex at the bottom of the cut, the other side of the out being placed over the said double layer to form a third layer; thus having its arch reduced and there being a fullness adjacent the said multiple layer; and the top edge being folded transversely to form an arch at the folded edge, the fullness being absorbed by the said arch.

3. The method of making a pocket which comprises forming a fabric body with the side and bottom edges conforming substantially to the desired configuration of the finished pocket, said body having an upper extension with oppositely inclined meeting edge portions over-lapping the mid portion of said extension to reduce the inclination of said portions, folding said upper extension over so that said edge is straight and the folded edge has inclined meeting portions, and securing said folded extension to said body.

4. The method of making a pocket which includes: providing a fabric piece having an edge with oppositely inclined portions meeting at a point, overlapping said piece adjacent said point for a limited distance from the point to reduce the inclination of said edge portions, folding said piece in the direction in which the edge extends, straightening said edge to form a fold having oppositely inclined portions, and securing said piece in folded condition.

5. The method of forming a pocket which comprises folding a fabric piece along a fold extending substantially centrally of the top and downwardly to provide fullness adjacent the center portion; and then folding the top portion transversely to the first fold to cause said fullness to form a crest or high point.

6. The method of forming a pocket which comprises folding a fabric piece along a fold extending substantially centrally of the top and downwardly to provide fullness adjacent the center portion; then folding the top portion transversely to the first fold to cause said fullness to form a crest or high point; and securing said piece in position on a garment, leaving said lateral fold unattached to form the pocket opening.

GEORGE W. BAYLESS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,473,636 Moffatt Nov. 13, 1923 1,582,813 Ballin Apr. 27, 1926 2,237,111 Parks Apr. 1, 1941 2,358,137 Bard et a1 Sept. 12, 1944 

